Shloka 3

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

विराट द्रुपदं चैव युयुधानं शिखण्डिनम्‌ | पाज्चाल्यौ च महेष्वासौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ,विराट, ट्रुपद, सात्यकि, शिखण्डी, महाधनुर्थर पांचालवीर युधामन्यु और उत्तमौजाको भी राजाका आदेश प्राप्त हुआ

Transliteration

virāṭaṃ drupadaṃ caiva yuyudhānaṃ śikhaṇḍinam | pāñcālyau ca maheṣvāsau yudhāmanyūttamaujāsau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: King Virāṭa and Drupada, and also Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) and Śikhaṇḍin, along with the two great bowmen of the Pāñcālas—Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā—were likewise summoned and commissioned by the king’s command.

Word by Word

• विराटम्: Virata
• विराटम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रुपदम्: Drupada
• द्रुपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• युयुधानम्: Yuyudhana (Satyaki)
• युयुधानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पाञ्चाल्यौ: the two Panchalas (Panchala princes)
• पाञ्चाल्यौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महेष्वासौ: both great bowmen
• महेष्वासौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• युधामन्यू: Yudhamanyu (as one of the pair)
• युधामन्यू: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उत्तमौजसौ: Uttamaujas (as one of the pair)
• उत्तमौजसौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Virāṭa
• Drupada
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Pāñcālas
• Yudhāmanyu
• Uttamaujā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical dimension of political and martial duty: when a just cause is formally undertaken, leaders and pledged allies are expected to respond to rightful summons, embodying kṣatriya-dharma through disciplined mobilization and solidarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

A set of prominent allies—Virāṭa, Drupada, Sātyaki, Śikhaṇḍin, and the Pāñcāla champions Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā—are being named as receiving the king’s command, indicating organized preparation and mustering of forces for the coming conflict.